US Army, Technical Manual, TROUBLESHOOTING, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT LEVEL, 2 1/2 TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS, (MULTIFUEL), TRUCK , CARGO: M35A1 M35A2, M35A2C, M36A2; TRUCK, TANK, FUEL: M49A1C, M49A2C, TRUCK, TANK, WATER: M50A1, M50A2, M50A3; TRUCK, VAN, SHOP: M109A2, M109A3; TRUCK, REPAIR SHOP: M185A2, M185A3; TRUCK, TRACTOR: M275A1, M275A2; TRUCK, DUMP: M342A2; TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION: M756A2; TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, EARTH BORING AND POLESETTING: M764, TM 9-2320-209-34-1, 1981
SCOPE.
This volume shows you how to do troubleshooting at the direct and
general support levels of maintenance. The amount of troubleshooting you can do is based on what the Maintenance Allocation Chart says you can fix. Because of this, the only trouble symptoms you will find here are those that could be caused by
faulty things you can fix.
1-2. ORGANIZATION. This volume has the information you will need to troubleshoot the truck. Chapter 2 tells you how to use the information in the other chapters of this volume to find what is wrong with the truck, and what you must do to fix it. Chapter 7 has a procedure that takes you step-by-step through a sample troubleshooting procedure and shows you how to use the information to find the trouble and fix it.
1-3. TROUBLESHOOTING APPROACH. In order to find out what is causing the problem in the truck, you must use a good approach. A good approach just means a way of doing troubleshooting so you can find the problem and not get confused or lost. The following chapter describes how you can use the materials in this volume to
troubleshoot with a good approach.